Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. AutoNation (AN) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Northcoast. 2. Kite Pharma (KITE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BTIG with analyst Dane Leone saying data from Novartis (NVS) and Juno (JUNO) have failed to deliver any recognizable differentiation, though Leone gives Kite "a clear win" for the manufacturing of Axi-Cel versus peers. 3. Infosys (INFY) upgraded to Buy from Hold at HSBC with analyst Yogesh Aggarwal citing "undemanding" valuation and low expectations. 4. DSW (DSW) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Cleveland Research. 5. BHP Billiton (BHP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS with analyst Glyn Lawcock citing its current valuation, attractive yield, and upcoming catalysts that include asset disposals, approval of the attractive Spence Growth Option, and expectations for a new chairman in the near-term. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.

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Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open, with earnings consensus, include Exxon Mobil (XOM), consensus $2.20... Chevron (CVX), consensus $2.87... AbbVie (ABBV), consensus $2.23... HCA Healthcare (HCA), consensus $5.01... Colgate-Palmolive (CL), consensus 81c... Charter (CHTR), consensus $7.92... AutoNation (AN), consensus $4.27.

Anglo American (NGLOY) doesn't view BHP's (BHP) proposed $39B takeover bid as attractive, Reuters' Clara Denina, Amy-Jo Crowley and Anousha Sakoui report, citing two sources. According to one source, the offer does not address the complexities of demerging the Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore businesses in South Africa. Anglo's board is expected to give a formal response in the coming days. Reference Link

BHP Group (BHP) is weighing a possible acquisition of Anglo American (NGLOY), Bloomberg's Crystal Tse, Dinesh Nair, and Thomas Biesheuvel report, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The company has recently been evaluating the possibility of an offer for Anglo American, the authors note. Reference Link